Lucy Streeter has never been a risk-taker – as a single mother with a struggling business, she’s never felt brave enough. Instead, Lucy spends her days making divine, flamboyant clothes that express all the passion she hides from the world. Until one evening when a beguiling fortuneteller informs Lucy that her future is far from rosy – in fact, she doesn’t have one! Naturally Lucy doesn’t believe him, but when his other prophesies come scarily true, she starts to wonder if he could be right.

His prediction pushes Lucy to finally throw caution to the wind. So begins a riotous race against the clock as Lucy tries to squeeze a lifetime of fulfillment into a handful of days. She embarks on a glamorous makeover, goes on a wild night out with her best friend and finally risks the thing she’s guarded most – her heart. Famous Last Words is a funny, touching and bittersweet novel, exploring one woman’s attempt to let go of her worst fears – and live the life she’s always dreamed of.